More: Culture
Even during COVID-19, art ‘brings us closer together than ever’
With billions of people either in lockdown or on the front lines battling the COVID-19 pandemic, this first celebration of World Art Day is...
How Culture Influences Our Financial Decisions
Financial
analytics and economic experts have long known about the connection between
culture and our finance, especially the decisions we take based on cultural
factors. For most,...
Sixty Years and Still Growing Stronger As UN University
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, one of Russia's
largest internationally oriented, educational and research
institutions, has marked 60th year of its establishment with series
of activities including an evening...
Asian Pop Culture for the UN Sustainable Futures
As a 16-year-old high school student in Taiwan, I’ve struggled to find
opportunities to make an impact on international issues. Like many passionate
students who are...
Looking Beyond Current Crises: American Policy, Global Chaos and Collective Will
Swiss artist
Alberto Giacometti's Man Pointing
extends his finger accusingly. But where is he pointing, where exactly, in what
discernible direction and toward whom or what in...
New Narratives Lab Promotes Next Generation of Cultural Leaders to Advance Change
The World Economic
Forum today launches the New Narratives Lab, a year-long fellowship dedicated
to fostering a new and diverse generation of Cultural Leaders. Through
one-to-one mentorship...
Russia’s Diplomacy of Education, Contribution to Human Resource Development and the Third World
Professor
Vladimir Filippov, Rector of Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) and Minister
for Higher Education (1998-2004) has given an exclusive long-ranging interview
in which he speaks...
Preserving Cultural Identities for the Future of Tourism
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Fourth World
Conference on Culture and Tourism spotlights the added value...
2020 Crystal Award Winners
Artist Theaster Gates, choreographer and media personality Jin Xing,
actor Deepika Padukone and artist Lynette Wallworth are the recipients of the
26th Annual Crystal Award, the...
The Intellectual Vector: Where Russian Interventionism Is Imperative
In an interesting contribution to a valuable volume, Prof T.V. Bordachev
of the HSE Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies makes a
superbly insightful point:...